Forest Dormouse vs Sallow Button

Dryomys nitedula compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Gliridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Dryomys	Acleris
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Dormouse and Sallow Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Sallow Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.